yeah, my car is definitely not a show car
i go for all performance for the lowest price, i am probably one of the only eoctec owners with a full cold air intake that isn't AEM.
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Looks great for a first try.I found a strut bar on a Cady at the wreckers I have to do some mods to make it fit but I ,m with you why spend more than you have to it,s the final results that count. I like your cai did you make it?
Thats Him Officer The WICKED One.
yeah i combined a 2.4 intake with some piping that i got from an 2002 lancer cai. i had to cut some of the pipes from the lancer intake to get a good fitment.
Nice job did you notice much differance in the performance.How,s it sound?
Thats Him Officer The WICKED One.
hey man looks good, i made one a while back just never post on here much anymore. here is a old pic of the night i finished. it doesnt look like that much any more, i cleaned up my welds and smoothed and rounded the mounting plates, also sanded the whole thing down and its gonna get powdercoated black. I dont have any pics of it installed cuz ive only had a chance to test fit it. only cost me bout $7 total cuz i got the metal for the mounts free from the school and all i used was a plasma cutter, mig welder, and drill press. i had to bend it for the intake and ram air hood so thats why its not jsut a striaght bar and to bend i just used a torch and my hands(with gloves of course) to pull on it in a vise to get it to where i needed. i also agree why pay so much but some people dont have the time or equipment to make these things so they suffer by paying high prices
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nice,
chirs orr- there is a very slight difference in hp between wai and cai, but everybit helps.
well i made mine today and it turned out great after spending long hours making heavy duty out of some very thick steel like 1/8" plate and half inch steel tubing. it has 1 main bar with shorter pipes as braces at the ends and a tube connecting those and 1 connecting that pipe to the main pipe. nice solid bar. and the car feels more connected to the road. very precise steering
now i have to paint it
see ya!
hey novaracer post a pic of that
maybe after i paint it. if it stops raining
and i learn how to post pics
see ya!
cold fusion ?>?
good try at the custom bar but damn.....
that weld in the second pic looks like @!#$....!
What day is it again?.... I don't sleep enough.....
did this saturday night, btw is not painted
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wow that looks nice! i did not spend that much time grinding my welds. but it is done and drying
i put mine between 2 jack stands and i can stand on it
it is strong and not too heavy. i wish i could attach it to the firewall but it is against the STS rules
see ya!
nova go to imagehosting.us, then just upload your pic, then it will give you a link to the pic and just post it into a post and you have a pic.
great job
but
still looks like conduit, which would also explain why paint won't stick well. and no, conduit isn't very strong.
I hope i'm wrong man...
James Cahill wrote:novaracer wrote:i wish i could attach it to the firewall but it is against the STS rules
But.... they don't prohibit braces from the strut tower to the firewall
well yes they do. it can only attach at 2 points and those points being the strut towers. i think the sts/ricer class is a bit to limited my self but it is the only class that i have a chance in lol
if i get some money i might get some victor racers and try dsp out
but i think after i get the blower i will be in SM
see ya!